The Images section features photographs, postcards, and different types of artwork, as well as reproductions of images that appeared in newspapers, magazines, and other publications. These images all reflect the Carlisle Indian School students, facilities, and staff. Images available here are drawn from files housed at the U. S. National Archives, from collections of Carlisle Indian School materials housed at various archival repositories, and from a variety of published sources. Visitors to this website are also invited to share copies of photographs from their own personal and family collections; please contact us if you have images you would like to contribute.
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![John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH1_049c.jpg?itok=xYGOKu6O "John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of John Tyler, Samuel Noble, Paul Good Bear, and Luke Bear Shield. All are wearing school uniforms.
Note: This image also contains partial caption information for a different photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of John Tyler wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Jenoson Schanadore in athletic clothing.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Alexander Upshaw.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Wounded Yellow Robe (also known as Richard Yellow Robe), Henry Standing Bear, and Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe).
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Otto Zotoum, Levi St. Cyr, Chauncey Yellow Robe, and John Tyler [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_csch057.jpg?itok=X5Ucohzw "Otto Zotoum, Levi St. Cyr, Chauncey Yellow Robe, and John Tyler [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Otto Zotoum, Levi St. Cyr, Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe), and John Tyler.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Rosa Bourassa and Lydia Flint [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_73815.jpg?itok=XYPOR1zf "Rosa Bourassa and Lydia Flint [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Rosa Bourassa and Lydia Flint.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Minnie Finley.
Note: This image also contains partial caption information for another photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Otto Zotoum, Levi St. Cyr, Chauncey Yellow Robe, and John Tyler [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74233.jpg?itok=fJ7oe6ef "Otto Zotoum, Levi St. Cyr, Chauncey Yellow Robe, and John Tyler [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Otto Zotoum, Levi St. Cyr, Chauncey Yellow Robe (also known as Timber Yellow Robe), and John Tyler.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Emma Bull Bonnet and Sallie Face both probably wearing school uniform.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Janette Woods (Pahgostatum) wearing school uniform.
Note: This image also contains caption information for a different photograph.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Frank Everett in school uniform.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Eustace Esapoyhet, Frank Everett, and two unidentified young men.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Malpass Cloud and an unidentified young man, both wearing school uniforms.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Joseph Ezhuna.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of thirteen unidentified female students.
Note: Previous cataloging states the handwritten caption says they are from the La Pointe reservation.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Frank Campeau.
Note: A handwritten caption along the side of the image probably reads: Frank Campeau.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Sarah Walker [version 1], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/NAA_74029.jpg?itok=WDEcVKSS "Sarah Walker [version 1], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Sarah Walker.
Note: In the Descriptive Statement of Pupils from Omaha and Winnebago Agency, September 19, 1890, a check mark appears next to the entry for Sarah Walker. Sarah Walker is the only student listed on this document who is not also listed in the admissions ledger, so it seems likely that, for whatever reason, Sarah Walker did not actually enroll at Carlisle.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Susan Gibson.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Studio portrait of Laban Locojim (at left) and Stephen Smith (at right). Locojim is wearing an overcoat.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
![Benjamin Caswell [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_031A.jpg?itok=Ps4ySZnz "Benjamin Caswell [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Benjamin Caswell.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
![Louis Caswell and Benjamin Caswell [version 2], c.1890](/sites/default/files/styles/views_image/public/image-photo/CCHS_PA-CH2_033C.jpg?itok=jC4sKzCu "Louis Caswell and Benjamin Caswell [version 2], c.1890")
Studio portrait of Louis Caswell (left) and Benjamin Caswell (right).
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Annie Gesis.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Chapo Geronimo and an unidentified young man, both with decorative beaded canes.
Format: Photographic Print, B&W
Repository: Cumberland County Historical Society
Studio portrait of Mark Evarts.
Format: Glass Plate Negative
Repository: National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution